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savory starters Hummus Plate

Flatbread Bruschetta

Zucchini Fritte

Homemade Chips

Our signature kalamata olive hummus topped with roasted red peppers, EVOO and served with our signature flatbread 6.99 Italian breaded zucchini fries; deep-fried golden brown and served with our homemade San Marzano tomato sauce 6.99

Romano Crusted Mozzarella

Fresh basil pesto, roasted portobello mushrooms, caramelized onions, mozzarella cheese and our zesty bruschetta mix 7.99 Lightly seasoned and delicious deep-fried potato chips served with our gorgonzola, ranch and creamy balsamic dipping sauces 6.99

Fresh mozzarella cheese hand-battered in Italian breadcrumbs and romano cheese, deep-fried and served with our homemade spicy marinara and served with toasted herbed crostinis 8.99

Bruschetta Classico

Plum roma tomatoes, garlic, fresh basil, EVOO and balsamic vinegar of Modeno reduction atop toasted fresh mozzarella, Italian herbed crostinis 6.99

Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Diced artichoke hearts, spinach, and zesty alfredo topped with diced roma tomatoes and shaved parmesan cheese served with our signature flatbread 6.99

Tuscan Trio

A trio of feta dip, hummus plate and spinach dip; served with our signature flatbread and toasted herbed crostinis 9.99

Feta Dip

A delicate blend of sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese and baby spinach served warm with our signature flatbread 7.99

Warm Blue Crab and Shrimp Au Gratin

Tender artichoke hearts, shrimp and blue crab in a creamy four cheese dip with our signature flatbread 9.99

steamy soups Tomato Basil Cream Cup 3.79 Bowl 4.99

All soups are served with a slice of warm flatbread

Tuscan French Onion Cup 3.79 Bowl 4.99

Soup of the Day

Cup or Bowl Market Price

signature sides Grilled Asparagus 3.99 Crispy Tuscan Potatoes 3.99 SautĂŠed Spinach 3.99 Wild Rice 2.99 Fresh Seasonal Fruit 3.99 Steamed Broccoli 2.99

Pasta Marinara 3.99 Sweet Potato French Fries 2.99 Homemade Potato Chips 3.29 Creamy Mushroom Risotto 4.99 Pesto Pasta Salad 3.49 SautĂŠed Vegetables 3.99 Polenta Cakes 3.99

chicken

Add a cup of soup, a Caesar or house salad for 2.99

Chicken Piccata

Two pan seared chicken breast cutlets sautéed with white wine, butter, garlic, shallots, capers, fresh basil and lemon juice, laid atop a bed of cappellini pasta tossed with sautéed spinach 12.99

Chicken Kabobs

Two skewers of juicy chicken, green bell peppers, red onions, vine-ripened tomatoes and portobello mushrooms grilled and laid atop a bed of wild rice and sautéed vegetables 13.99

Chicken Fontina

Pan-seared scallopini chicken cooked with white wine, garlic and shallots, and delicately rested over a hand-breaded fresh eggplant cutlet, topped with thinly sliced prosciutto and creamy fontina cheese, served with zucchini mashed potatoes 15.99

Honey-Balsamic Chicken

Stuffed Chicken

Juicy grilled chicken breast, topped with a honey-balsamic glaze and served over seasonal vegetables and grilled asparagus 12.99

Chicken Parmesan

Italian breaded chicken stuffed with melted fontina cheese and thinly sliced prosciutto, topped with a creamy marsala wine sauce with roasted portobello mushrooms. Served with crispy Tuscan potatoes 15.99

Pan seared chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese and prosciutto, baby spinach and fresh garlic, topped with a thyme-cream sauce and served with a bed of steamed broccoli and creamy mushroom risotto 13.99

Marsala Cordon Blu

Grilled Italian breaded chicken breasts topped with our homemade marinara and fresh mozzarella cheese and served over spaghetti marinara 11.99

pasta

Add a side Caesar salad, side house salad or cup of soup for 2.99 to any pasta

Fettuccine Alfredo

Fettuccine noodles tossed with creamy alfredo sauce 8.99 Add chicken 3.49, add shrimp 4.49, add salmon 5.49, add filet 6.49

Chicken di Napoli

Grilled chicken, cured pancetta, roasted portobello mushrooms, caramelized onions and kalamata olives tossed with penne noodles and savory pesto cream sauce 12.99

Spaghetti and Meatballs Two quarter-pound homemade meatballs served over spaghetti noodles, topped with our homemade San Marzano tomato sauce 12.99

Garlic Shrimp Scampi

Succulent shrimp sautéed with white wine, butter, lemon juice and garlic, tossed with tender capellini pasta, fresh basil, roasted portobello mushrooms and diced tomatoes 12.99

Eggplant Parmesan

Freshly sliced hand-battered eggplant, topped with fresh mozzarella cheese. Served over spaghetti tossed in San Marzano tomato sauce 11.99

pizza

Butternut Squash Ravioli Tender pasta shells stuffed with butternut squash, ricotta and parmesan cheeses tossed with savory browned butter sage sauce, dried cranberries and toasted walnuts 14.99

Grown-Up Mac’N’Cheese

Penne noodles tossed with applewood smoked bacon, fontina, gruyere, mozzarella and gorgonzola cheeses with alfredo sauce and Italian breadcrumbs 12.99

Mushroom Ravioli

A generous portion of pasta noodles stuffed with portobello mushrooms and three cheeses tossed with your choice of homemade marinara, sage-browned butter sauce or creamy alfredo 11.99

Cheese Ravioli

Ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan stuffed raviolis tossed with our homemade San Marzano tomato sauce and topped with sautéed spinach and sun-dried tomatoes 10.99

Add a cup of soup, side Caesar salad or side house salad to any pizza for 2.99

Four Cheese

Freshly made pizza dough topped with our homemade tomato sauce and a blend of mozzarella, parmesan, asiago and romano cheeses 9.99

Spinach and Mushroom

Basil pesto, EVOO, baby spinach, roasted portobello mushrooms, Italian herbs, gorgonzola and parmesan cheese 10.99

Prosciutto and Fig Thinly sliced prosciutto, freshly made black mission fig puree, gorgonzola cheese, baby arugula and a balsamic vinegar of Modeno reduction 12.99

grilled wraps Mediterranean Wrap

Grilled chicken, feta cheese, kalamata olives, crisp cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes and our signature creamy balsamic vinaigrette in a sun-dried tomato tortilla 8.99

Margherita

Fresh roma tomatoes, roasted garlic oil, fresh mozzarella cheese, basil and parmesan cheese 10.99

Pepperoni

Our delicious four-cheese pizza topped with slices of spicy pepperoni 10.99

Blu Basil Supreme

Our 10” pizza crust topped with San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mushrooms, chopped onion, Italian sausage, pepperoni and mozzarella 11.99

All wraps are served with your choice of our homemade chips, fresh seasonal fruit, pesto pasta salad, or sweet potato french fries

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Deep fried chicken fingers tossed in our homemade buffalo sauce served with lettuce, tomatoes, and our creamy gorgonzola dressing in a sun-dried tomato tortilla 8.49

Hummus Wrap

Our homemade kalamata olive hummus in a sun-dried tomato tortilla with lettuce, roasted red peppers and cucumbers 8.49

steaks and ribs

All steaks and ribs are served with your choice of a side caesar salad, house salad, or cup of soup

Filet Mignon

Tender choice filet mignon marinated in EVOO and Italian herbs grilled to perfection and served with crispy Tuscan potatoes and sautéed seasonal vegetables 20.99

Tuscan Medallions

Grilled choice angus filet mignon slices marinated in EVOO and Italian herbs, topped with a creamy roasted portobello mushroom and marsala wine sauce and served over a creamy roasted red pepper risotto with steamed broccoli 22.99

Portobello Filet

Choice filet mignon topped with our spicy portobello mushroom red sauce and served with cappellini pasta and steamed broccoli 21.99

Filet and Crab Cake

A hand-cut Choice filet topped with our succulent crab cake and a homemade lemon aioli cream sauce and served with Tuscan potatoes 29.99

Vino Short Ribs

Beef short ribs braised in Chianti and served with zucchini mashed potatoes and grilled balsamic asparagus 17.99

Blue basil is cultivated in Eastern Africa. You could fly to South Africa then travel by Jeep to pick it fresh, although the flight alone will run you $5,100.00 per person. Maybe it’s better to enjoy it here?

garden fresh salads All salads are served with a slice of warm flatbread Add grilled chicken 3.49, sautéed shrimp 4.49, a fillet of wild Alaskan salmon 4.49, or filet mignon tips 5.49

Spinach Salad

Baby spinach, crisp cucumbers, applewood smoked bacon, egg, red onions, roma tomatoes, avocado and gorgonzola cheese tossed with our homemade bacon vinaigrette 8.99

Mediterranean Salad

Spring greens, romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, feta cheese, red onions, kalamata olives, pepperocinis tossed in our homemade lemon-oregano vinaigrette 8.49

Napa Salad

Spring greens, romaine lettuce, creamy gorgonzola cheese, dried cranberries and toasted walnuts tossed with our elegant champagne vinaigrette 7.99

Strawberry Sunset Salad

Spring greens, romaine lettuce, grilled ‘n’ chilled chicken, sugared pecans, dried cranberries, gorgonzola cheese and fresh strawberries tossed with our raspberry walnut vinaigrette 9.49

Cobb Salad

Romaine lettuce, grilled ‘n’ chilled chicken, applewood smoked bacon, egg, kalamata olives, roma tomatoes, avocado, gorgonzola and monterey-cheddar cheeses tossed with our homemade gorgonzola dressing 9.49

Classic Caesar Salad

Romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese and freshly baked croutons tossed with Caesar dressing 5.99

House Salad

Spring greens, romaine lettuce, roasted red peppers, toasted pine nuts and goat cheese tossed with our homemade creamy balsamic vinaigrette 8.99

Gorgonzola Wedge

Cool, crisp lettuce wedge with thin-sliced red onion, applewood bacon, gorgonzola cheese crumbles, tomato wedges and homemade gorgonzola cheese dressing 8.49

seafood

Add a side Caesar salad, house salad, or cup of soup for 2.99

Sicilian Salmon

8 oz wild salmon fillet drizzled in white wine butter sauce with dried cranberries, capers, kalamata olives, roma tomatoes and toasted pine nuts. Served with sautĂŠed spinach and fried polenta cakes 15.99

Oven-Roasted Wild Salmon

Pan-seared 8 oz wild salmon fillet topped with lemon-oregano butter and served on a bed of wild rice and steamed broccoli 14.99

Parmesan Crusted Mahi-Mahi

Asiago and romano cheese encrusted mahi fillet oven-roasted and topped with a tomato basil butter, served with zucchini mashed potatoes 16.99

Crab and Shrimp Cake

Hand-formed with tender shrimp, lump crabmeat and our special blend of herbs and spices. Topped with smoked tomato aioli and served with a bed of arugula, cucumber and tomato salad 15.99

signature sandwiches

All sandwiches are served with your choice of fresh fruit, famous homemade chips, sweet potato french fries or pesto pasta salad

Clubber

Oven-roasted turkey, black forest ham, applewood smoked bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, jack cheese and garlic aioli between three pieces of toasted sourdough white bread 9.49

Chicken Salad

Our signature chicken salad made with red seedless grapes, crisp celery and pecans topped with lettuce and tomatoes on a flaky croissant 8.49

Grilled Chicken

Grilled chicken topped with caramelized onions, roasted red peppers and melted provolone cheese, served on toasted wheatberry bread with a garlic aioli 8.99

Italian Eggplant

Italian breaded eggplant with spring greens, roma tomatoes, kalamata olives, roasted red peppers and fresh mozzarella cheese, served on a toasted ciabtta roll with smoked tomato aioli 10.99

paninis

Pesto Chicken

Grilled chicken breast topped with melted provolone cheese served on a toasted ciabatta roll with fresh baby arugula, fresh roma tomatoes and pesto mayonnaise 9.99

Bruschetta Chicken

Grilled chicken breast topped with melted provolone cheese and our freshly prepared bruschetta, served in an artisan ciabatta roll 9.99

Turkey Sandwich

Juicy oven-roasted turkey breast with lettuce, roma tomatoes, avocado, monterey-jack cheese, and aioli on sourdough white bread 8.99

Soup, Sandwich and Salad Combo

Choose two of the following: a bowl of soup, side Caesar salad, side house salad and 1/2 of a signature sandwich 8.99

All paninis are served with your choice of our homemade chips, fresh seasonal fruit, pesto pasta salad, or sweet potato french fries

Tomato and Mozzarella

Fresh mozzarella cheese, roma tomatoes, fresh basil, aioli and a balsamic vinegar reduction on focaccia 8.49

Turkey and Bacon

Oven-roasted turkey, applewood smoked bacon, monterey-jack and cheddar cheeses, roma tomatoes, fresh avocado and aioli on focaccia 8.99

burgers

Chicken and Prosciutto Juicy grilled chicken breast, thinly sliced prosciutto, roma tomatoes, baby arugula, provolone cheese and aioli on focaccia 9.99

Portobello Mushroom Marinated and roasted portobello mushrooms, basil pesto, garlic aioli, roasted red peppers, provolone and parmesan cheeses on crispy focaccia 7.99

All burgers are served with your choice of our homemade chips, fresh seasonal fruit, pesto pasta salad, or sweet potato french fries

Mona Lisa Burger

1/2 pound of char-grilled ground chuck topped with basil pesto and fresh mozzarella cheese served on a grilled ciabbata roll with lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and pickles 9.99

Black Bean Burger

Homemade black bean burger in a corn-dusted kaiser bun served with lettuce tomatoes, red onions, fresh avocado and pickle chips 8.99

Bacon Cheeseburger

Applewood smoked bacon, aged cheddar and our half-pound burger in a toasted, corn-dusted kaiser 9.99

BYO Burger

Half pound of juicy beef grilled to perfection on a corn-dusted kaiser roll, served with ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and pickle chips 8.49 Add bacon 1.29, cheese 99¢, or mushrooms 99¢

At blu basil our mission is to provide an experience like no other. We provide you with excellent food and genuine service at an affordable price. If you are not 100% happy with your dining experience please let us know so we can make it right. blu basil is Charlotte’s destination for casual, Italian dining. Have you booked your holiday party with us yet? We can provide you with GREAT food both inside of our restaurant as well as at your location. Ask you server for catering information.

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Phone: 704-362-3731 Fax: 704-366-6097 Email: info@blubasil.com Website: www.blubasil.com Hours of Operation M-F: 10:30am-10pm Sat: 9am-10pm Sun: 9am-9pm Holiday Hours: Christmas Eve: 10am-7pm Christmas Day: Closed